Specifications
LTO Cartridge Specifications
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LTO Cartridge Specifications
Environmental Considerations
Table 10 below lists the basic environmental tolerances for LTO Ultrium cartridges.
If during storage and/or transportation a cartridge has been exposed to conditions outside the
above values, it must be conditioned before use in the operating environment. The conditioning shall
be exposure to the operating environment for a time equal to, or greater than, the time away from
the operating environment, up to a maximum of 24 hours. There shall be no deposit of moisture any-
where on or in the cartridge.
The stray magnetic field at any point on the tape shall not exceed 4000 A/m.
Cartridge Memory
Each Ultrium cartridge has 4 Kbytes of nonvolatile memory: 3 Kbytes are used to store tape-
directory and hardware specific information. 1 Kbyte is available for application and OEM use. The
cartridge memory is powered, read, and written to via a radio-frequency link.
Cartridge Reliability
Recommended cartridge use: After 5,000 load/unload cycles, replace the cartridge to ensure data
integrity.
See the Ultrium Tape Format section of this manual for additional cartridge information and
illustrations.
Table 10. Environmental Tolerances
Specification
Value
Operating temperature
10°C to 40°C
Relative humidity
20% to 80%
Wet bulb temperature
26° C max
Max localized temperature-permanent tape damage
> 52°C
